Despite recent doom and gloom surrounding many of its operations, Rio Tinto has finally opened one of the most controversial mines in recent history. Until a few years ago, critics of Rio’s proposed mineral sands project in south eastern Madagascar included the World Bank , WWF and Conservation International. But, among international NGOs, only Friends of the Earth England Wales and Northern Ireland, and Partizans, appear to remain as staunch opponents.
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